I was reading on the dare I swear Jeep roll cage thread http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=564706. I was looking for ideas; there are way more jeep cage pictures than FJ40. Everyone over there is bitching about triangulation not being present in most of the cages at the B pillar. I have 2 kids that need to get in and out of the back of my rig with a top on. How do you make it as safe a possible and still family friendly? I just planed to gusset every joint.

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr195/392Single/FJ40/BuzzWrm7-24-04.jpg

I like the looks of this local truck and plan to make mine very similar to this with some more bars on the top and diagonals on the sides and a perimeter even with the tub all the way around the back and sides of the tub.

Also if I tie the cage to the frame do I really need to tie the seats to the cage?

My drag car is NHRA certified to protect me in a pass to 8.50 seconds at speeds up to 175mph on black top with 3 foot tall concrete barriers on each side. It has less supports than I plan to have in my FJ40. I guess I am wondering how much tube is to much tube and how many of these truck here http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=564706 are just over complicated?

Feel free to post pictures of your cage to inspire me.


Tim

what size tires are on that? is it just a spring over?

what size tires are on that? is it just a spring over?

As far as I know spring over with fliped springs and a body lift. It is a bad ass looking Rig.



Nobody has any advice or input on cage triangulation???? Come on guys.

you will get a larger opening for people to get in teh back if you use an A rather than an X brace. I personally think that the lateral bracing is pretty important to have.

what size tires are on that? is it just a spring over?


38sx's sprung under

METALTECH has a cool family cage kit

http://www.metaltech4x4.com/metaltechnew.html


http://www.metaltech4x4.com/Images/Product/cage%20kits/full/cage_8.JPG